Thinking of getting my kid an O/U so he can shoots all disciplines. Right now he has a BT-99 so limited to just singles. He does have a high POI on it. I cannot get multiple guns to serve each discipline so need just one one do it all for now. I'm looking at the Citori used or new and here is what I'm thinking. Get CXS but with an adjustable comb to raise POI for trap or get the CX which has a POI higher than flat 60/40 with or without adjustable comb but leaning towards with. What would be better for all mainly trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Trap is the main one we would shoot about 60% of the time I think. After even typing it is mostly for trap, I myself believe the CX but feel the CXS with a adjustable comb can take care of the POI for trap easily but not 100% sure. Here to see what others with more experience have done or seen? Thanks.
Citori CXS or CX for All Clays
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Thinking of getting my kid an O/U so he can shoots all disciplines. Right now he has a BT-99 so limited to just singles. He does have a high POI on it. I cannot get multiple guns to serve each discipline so need just one one do it all for now. I'm looking at the Citori used or new and here is what I'm thinking. Get CXS but with an adjustable comb to raise POI for trap or get the CX which has a POI higher than flat 60/40 with or without adjustable comb but leaning towards with. What would be better for all mainly trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Trap is the main one we would shoot about 60% of the time I think. After even typing it is mostly for trap, I myself believe the CX but feel the CXS with a adjustable comb can take care of the POI for trap easily but not 100% sure. Here to see what others with more experience have done or seen? Thanks.
Also a great option for trap but I think the much higher POI of it would hurt a lot for the another clays of skeet and sporting. That is why I was thinking CX or CXS which might be better for all clays. Unless you are implying the CXT has worked OK for skeet and such?
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In my experience, it's the shooter and not the specific POI that makes it work. You need to know what the POI is for your specific tool and point appropriately.
That said, you're looking for a single solution to games that people favor a differing POI for. That's always going to be a compromise. So, when you say that 60% of the time the game will be Trap, why not pick the single solution that favors Trap (in this case the CXT) and adapt for the compromise the other 40% of the time?
That said, you're looking for a single solution to games that people favor a differing POI for. That's always going to be a compromise. So, when you say that 60% of the time the game will be Trap, why not pick the single solution that favors Trap (in this case the CXT) and adapt for the compromise the other 40% of the time?
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I would pick the CX over the CXS. That said, one of my sons has a CXT and I really like it. I tried it at a few stations of sporting clays and it worked fine for me. It has an adjustable comb and I really wouldn’t get any target shotgun without one. The adjustable comb was added later because the factory option isn’t the greatest. One difference is the width of the forearm, so pay attention to that. The CX has a narrower forearm than the CXT.
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We use CX 30" but wife has micro model. Whatever you buy remember it is fit that counts. We don't need adjustable comb but if your gunsmith/fitter tells you that it's needed, get it.
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For a used Browning all around O/U, look for a Special Sporting Clays Model. I have been shooting mine over 30 years. It is my go to gun for all things clays. Skeet, Trap, Wobble Trap, Five Stand, and Sporting Clays. I have 30" barrels on mine.
I recently inherited a Citori 4 barrel set and shot it for a couple of weeks in a Skeet League and have went back to the Sporting.
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I recently inherited a Citori 4 barrel set and shot it for a couple of weeks in a Skeet League and have went back to the Sporting.
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For an all purpose gun, I would pick a CX or the Special Sporting Clays. It isn't quite perfect for every discipline, but pretty good for all disciplines.
Later on, your son may want either a flat or a high rib, depending on which sport he focuses on or personal preferences that he develops.
Later on, your son may want either a flat or a high rib, depending on which sport he focuses on or personal preferences that he develops.
Looked at both those models for a young friend looking to move up from a field gun. The CX with 32” barrels felt a bit sluggish compared to the 32” CXS. I like the idea of a midrib gun for “all clays”, but would do the CX in a 30”, if primary game is trap or the CXS 32”, if primary game is sporting clays with an adjustable comb to bring up the poi for skeet and trap.
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I would choose the CX. If I remember correctly the CX will shoot about 60/40 and the CXS 50/50. Will differ by shooter but I think this is what was advertised when they were introduced.
I got a new CX 6 months ago without the adjustable comb, not available at the time. Out of the box the gun shot
80/20 pattern at 30 yards. Had Tron install the adjustable comb and now I adjust up and down depending on sporting or trap. Love the gun, very much like my old special sporting from the early 90s.
80/20 pattern at 30 yards. Had Tron install the adjustable comb and now I adjust up and down depending on sporting or trap. Love the gun, very much like my old special sporting from the early 90s.
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